Psalms 41:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The LORD will preserve{H8799)} him, and keep him alive{H8762)}; and he shall be blessed{H8795)} upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver{H8799)} him unto the will of his enemies{H8802)}.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֭שְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּ֣יל אֶל־דָּ֑ל בְּי֥וֹם רָ֝עָ֗ה יְֽמַלְּטֵ֥הוּ יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

ʾašrê maśkîl unto-dāl in-yôm rāʿâ yəmalləṭēhû Yahweh

Grammar Details

• *ʾašrê*: noun, masculine, plural, construct state - blessed/happy
• *maśkîl*: verb, Hiphil participle, masculine singular - one who gives attention to/considers
• *dāl*: adjective, masculine, singular - with 'el' preposition - weak/poor/needy
• *yôm*: noun, masculine, singular - with prefixed 'bə' preposition ('in') - day
• *rāʿâ*: noun, feminine, singular - evil/distress/calamity
• *yəmalləṭēhû*: verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - will deliver him
• *Yahweh*: proper noun - divine name

Word Meanings

• *ʾašrê*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *maśkîl*: one who considers/gives attention to/acts wisely toward
• *dāl*: poor/weak/helpless/thin/low
• *rāʿâ*: evil/distress/misery/calamity/disaster

Referenced Verses

• Ps 27:12 : 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
• Ps 33:19 : 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
• Ps 37:22 : 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit{H8799)} the earth; and they that be cursed{H8794)} of him shall be cut off{H8735)}.
• Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh{H8764)} to slay{H8687)} him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn{H8686)} him when he is judged{H8736)}.
• Ps 91:3-7 : 3 Surely he shall deliver{H8686)} thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover{H8686)} thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust{H8799)}: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid{H8799)} for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth{H8799)} by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh{H8799)} in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth{H8799)} at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall{H8799)} at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh{H8799)} thee.
• Ps 128:1-6 : 1 A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
• Ps 140:8-9 : 8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
• Jer 45:4-5 : 4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
• 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable{(G5624)} unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.